The vision of ACCI is to be the leading voice of a dynamic, competitive, and rapidly growing Afghan private sector.
ACCI seeks to accomplish this mission by providing leadership and services to foster an enabling private sector environment that generates employment and creates wealth for local and international businesses.
Strategic Objectives
In order to achieve its vision and implement its mission, ACCI has adopted four strategic objectives in the next five years.
1. Consolidate ACCI as the premier voice of business and economic development in Afghanistan;
2. Win the confidence, support and participation of businesses in every sector of the economy and represent their interests in a reliable and sustainable manner, in accordance with their membership category;
3. Attain a level of influence to shape the enabling environment for doing business in Afghanistan, across its borders, and to nurture public and private strategic partnerships in the interest of economic growth and employment creation; and
4. Enhance and sustain organizational, managerial, technical, and financial capacity of the chamber system by establishing clear roles and functions in its structure and operation at national, regional and provincial levels.
Organization Profile
ACCI is headquartered in Kabul and operates branch chambers in 21 provinces. Its current membership exceeds 37,000 private sector organizations which include 25 major business associations who represent a vast majority of the total Afghan workforce.
At the helm of ACCI is an elected governing board who supervise the strategic direction of the organization and is responsible for approving administrative policy issues. A Chief Executive Officer is the primary interface between ACCI headquarters and the governing board. Additionally, 20 sector study committees advise the ACCI Board of Directors on issues specific to a given sector. Operationally, there are 9 functional departments at ACCI, overseen by a Chief Operations Officer. Provincial chambers are governed by their respective boards and operated by senior managers and a team of clerical staff.
International affiliate offices of ACCI have been opened in the USA, Netherlands, China, UAE, Canada, and Iran; two more are scheduled to be launched in Tajikistan and Pakistan. The Chamber has also signed Memorandum of Understanding with the chambers of Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to promote trade and strengthen the economic relationship between these countries.
Our Role in Growing the Economy
A key to Afghanistan’s transition to economic self-dependence is premised on public-private policy initiatives that stimulate domestic production and encourage foreign direct investment. The Chamber uses its considerable reach to influence inclusive, pro-growth, and pro-business policies.
· During our regular meetings with the Presidency and Cabinet, the Chamber and influential members of the business community, express concerns and articulate solutions to domestic economic policy
· Our direct and regular interaction with investors and international trade officials remain the most important conduit for conveying policy solutions and incentives to encourage the investment community
In the complex world of cross-border trading cooperatives, ACCI has established its credentials by:
· Providing trade documentation services, a function commonly associated with chambers
· Pursuing market penetration strategies ahead of full implementation of trade agreements
By our actions, ACCI is proving that the private sector is taking the initiative to address challenges facing the Afghan economy while advocating for open markets and rule-based trade and investment.
Private Sector Challenges
A gradual switch to a less subsidized market economy requires the private sector to lead growth in output, productivity, reinvestment, education, employment, and innovation. Accordingly, it will need to,
· Apply innovations in marketing and modern management practices to compete for market share in a discriminating global consumer economy
· Forsake near-term gains for long-term profitability by reinvesting in capital assets to raise production and productivity levels
· Prioritize the development of its human capital by building a new generation of Afghan knowledge workers and systems inextricably linked to the global information economy
Recognizing these challenges, ACCI is working with the government, private sector, and international partners to fashion effective responses to these issues. We understand the scale of the enterprise, the time it will take, and the resources needed to affect the country’s ambition for economic self-reliance.
Ultimately, replacing the development mindset with a focus on unbridled Afghan entrepreneurship, replete with its dynamism, astuteness, and self-motivated incentives, remains our collective vision.
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Contacts
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Secretarey |
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+93 (0) 700 296 771 |
+93 (0) 776 100 166 |
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Director of International Relation Department |
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+93 (0) 776 856 824 |
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Director of Public Relation |
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+93 (0) 774 55 96 66 |
+93 (0) 776 100 166 |
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Director of Members Relation |
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+93 (0) 700 28 97 87 |
+93 (0) 776 100 166 |
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Webmaster |
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+93 (0) 789 50 76 50 |
+93 (0) 776 100 166 |
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Source: ICCAghan, July 9, 2011